diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/inline_crypto/chtls/chtls_cm.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/inline_crypto/chtls/chtls_cm.c
index 2fdcac0bcb14..d581c4e623f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/inline_crypto/chtls/chtls_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/inline_crypto/chtls/chtls_cm.c
@@ -772,14 +772,13 @@ static int chtls_pass_open_rpl(struct chtls_dev *cdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (rpl->status != CPL_ERR_NONE) {
 		pr_info("Unexpected PASS_OPEN_RPL status %u for STID %u\n",
 			rpl->status, stid);
-		return CPL_RET_BUF_DONE;
+	} else {
+		cxgb4_free_stid(cdev->tids, stid, listen_ctx->lsk->sk_family);
+		sock_put(listen_ctx->lsk);
+		kfree(listen_ctx);
+		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	}
-	cxgb4_free_stid(cdev->tids, stid, listen_ctx->lsk->sk_family);
-	sock_put(listen_ctx->lsk);
-	kfree(listen_ctx);
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-
-	return 0;
+	return CPL_RET_BUF_DONE;
 }
 
 static int chtls_close_listsrv_rpl(struct chtls_dev *cdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -796,15 +795,13 @@ static int chtls_close_listsrv_rpl(struct chtls_dev *cdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (rpl->status != CPL_ERR_NONE) {
 		pr_info("Unexpected CLOSE_LISTSRV_RPL status %u for STID %u\n",
 			rpl->status, stid);
-		return CPL_RET_BUF_DONE;
+	} else {
+		cxgb4_free_stid(cdev->tids, stid, listen_ctx->lsk->sk_family);
+		sock_put(listen_ctx->lsk);
+		kfree(listen_ctx);
+		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	}
-
-	cxgb4_free_stid(cdev->tids, stid, listen_ctx->lsk->sk_family);
-	sock_put(listen_ctx->lsk);
-	kfree(listen_ctx);
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
-
-	return 0;
+	return CPL_RET_BUF_DONE;
 }
 
 static void chtls_purge_wr_queue(struct sock *sk)